Genk conquers Čukarički 2-0 on Thursday

GENK. Genk overcomes Čukarički with a 2-0 win with a goal from B. Heynen (21') and a goal from J. Paintsil (57').

December 15, 2023

GENK. Genk beats Čukarički with a 2-0 win with a goal from B. Heynen (21′) and a goal from J. Paintsil (57′).

Genk remained in players after Alejandro Galarza received a red card in the 33′. Even so, Genk still was able to win this match competing only with 10 players.

Joseph Paintsil didn’t convert a penalty (9′) for Genk.

The match was played at the Luminus Arena stadium in Genk on Thursday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Trustin Farrugia Cann with the help of Luke Portelli and Roberto Vella. The 4th official was Ishmael Barbara. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 5.7 degrees Celsius or 42.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.

Match Statistics

Genk

2 - 0

Čukarički

53 Ball Possession 47

Shots

13 Total 12
6 On Target 3
4 Off Target 4
3 Shots blocked 5

87 Attack 107
40 Dangerous attack 54
89 Ball safe 88

1 Penalties 0
4 Corners 2
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

14 Total 18
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Genk was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Čukarički that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Čukarički had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Genk succeeded in find the solution to win this match.

Genk shot 13 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Čukarički shot 12 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Genk received 1 yellow card (Zakaria El Ouahdi). Regarding the opposition, Čukarički received 3 yellow cards (Luther Singh, Sambou Sissoko and Luka Adzic).

(Genk) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (33′).

Match Timeline

Bryan Heynen (goal)Alieu Fadera

21'

30'

Nemanja Belic- sub ->Nenad Filipovic

32'

Sambou Sissoko- Yellow

Matías Galarza- Red

33'

Matías Galarza(VAR_CARD)

33'

Patrik Hrosovsky- sub ->Alieu Fadera

38'

50'

Luka Adzic- Yellow

57'

65'

Luther Singh- sub ->Luka Adzic

78'

Christopher Bonsu Baah - sub ->Joseph Paintsil

85'

Z. El Ouahdi- Yellow

Genk – Formation

Genk

M. Vandevoordt 26.Belgium

6.7

Mark McKenzie 2.United States

7.7

Mujaid Sadick 3.Spain

7.1

Gerardo Arteaga 5.Mexico

7.0

Z. El Ouahdi 15.Morocco

7.1

90'

Alieu Fadera 7.Gambia

8.4

38'

Bryan Heynen 8.Belgium

8.5

21'

Matías Galarza 25.Argentina

5.4

33'

Joseph Paintsil 28.Ghana

7.5

85'

57'

Bilal El Khannouss 34.Morocco

7.8

90'

Yira Sor 14.Nigeria

6.3

90'

Substitutes

Vic Chambaere 30.Belgium

Mike Penders 41.Belgium

Joris Kayembe 18.Belgium

C. Cuesta 46.Colombia

Josue Kongolo 72.Belgium

Patrik Hrosovsky 17.Slovakia

6.7

38'

Anouar Ait El Hadj 19.Belgium

90'

Ibrahima Sory Bangoura 70.Guinea

Andi Zeqiri 9.Switzerland

Luca Oyen 24.Belgium

Christopher Bonsu Baah 90.Ghana

7.0

85'

Tolu Arokodare 99.Nigeria

90'

Genk started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Wouter Vrancken decided to play with the following team: Maarten Vandevoordt (6.7), Zakaria El Ouahdi (7.1), Mujaid Sadick (7.1), Mark McKenzie (7.7), Gerardo Arteaga (7.0), Bryan Heynen (8.5), Alejandro Galarza (5.4), Joseph Paintsil (7.5), Bilal El Khannouss (7.8), Alieu Fadera (8.4) and Yira Collins Sor (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Andi Zeqiri, Patrik Hrosovsky (6.7), Joris Kayembe, Anouar Ait El Hadj, Luca Oyen, Vic Chambaere, Mike Penders, Carlos Cuesta, Ibrahima Sory Bangoura, Josue Ndenge Kongolo, Christopher Baah (7.0) and Tolu Arokodare.

Substitutions

Genk made 4 changes: Alieu Fadera for Patrik Hrosovsky (38′), Joseph Paintsil for Christopher Baah (85′), Yira Collins Sor for Tolu Arokodare (90′) and Bilal El Khannouss for Anouar Ait El Hadj (90′).

Player of the match: Bryan Heynen

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Genk was Bryan Heynen.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 43 passes (63% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Čukarički – Formation

Čukarički

Nenad Filipovic 24.Serbia

7.3

30'

Nemanja Tosic 3.Serbia

7.1

Bojan Kovacevic 4.Serbia

7.0

Nikola Stankovic 21.Serbia

7.0

Bojica Nikcevic 47.Montenegro

6.8

Djordje Ivanovic 10.Serbia

6.8

78'

Luka Adzic 11.Serbia

6.7

65'

50'

Sambou Sissoko 14.Mali

6.8

32'

Igor Miladinovic 45.Serbia

6.4

78'

Stefan Kovac 77.Bosnia and Herzegovina

6.8

Mihajlo Cvetkovic 91.Serbia

6.4

78'

Substitutes

Nemanja Belic 1.Serbia

7.0

30'

Viktor Rogan 2.Serbia

Vojin Serafimovic 30.Serbia

Luka Stojanovic 8.Serbia

Luther Singh 17.South Africa

6.6

65'

90'

Stefan Tomovic 7.Serbia

6.8

78'

Sunday Adetunji 9.Nigeria

6.4

78'

Aleksa Jankovic 70.Serbia

6.4

78'

Ibrahima Ndiaye 72.Senegal

Čukarički started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Igor Matić played with: Nenad Filipovic (7.3), Nikola Stankovic (7.0), Bojan Kovacevic (7.0), Nemanja Tosic (7.1), Bojica Nikcevic (6.8), Djordje Ivanovic (6.8), Igor Miladinovic (6.4), Sambou Sissoko (6.8), Stefan Kovac (6.8), Luka Adzic (6.7) and Mihajlo Cvetkovic (6.4).

They had on the bench: Nemanja Belic (7.0), Viktor Rogan, Stefan Tomovic (6.8), Luka Stojanovic, Sunday Adetunji (6.4), Luther Singh (6.6), Vojin Serafimovic, Aleksa Jankovic (6.4), Ibrahima Ndiaye and Vladan Čarapić.

Čukarički could not rely on the presence of Nemanja Belic (injured).

Substitutions

Čukarički made 5 changes: Nenad Filipovic for Nemanja Belic (30′), Luka Adzic for Luther Singh (65′), Mihajlo Cvetkovic for Sunday Adetunji (78′), Djordje Ivanovic for Aleksa Jankovic (78′) and Igor Miladinovic for Stefan Tomovic (78′).

Player of the match: Nenad Filipovic

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Čukarički was the goalkeeper: Nenad Filipovic. His rating is 7.34. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 3 saves.